Grey Cloud Island TownshipMN
A town of 301.
Is Grey Cloud Island Township a good place to live?
12% of residents are under 18 in Grey Cloud Island Township, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 23% and U.S. towns at 22%. Grey Cloud Island Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
301 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
U.S. Bank Stadium and 69 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Grey Cloud Island Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaU.S. Bank Stadium
11 mi Stadium & arenaGrand Casino Arena
16 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Stadium
19 mi Stadium & arenaTarget Field
13 mi Theme parkNickelodeon Universe
11 mi LandmarkFort SnellingPhoto credits
U.S. Bank Stadium: Darb02, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Grand Casino Arena: AlexiusHoratius, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Huntington Bank Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Target Field: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Nickelodeon Universe: Tyler Vigen, CC BY 4.0 · Fort Snelling: en:User:The Statue With The Dictionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Grey Cloud Island Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Grey Cloud Island Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Grey Cloud Island Township.
Grey Cloud Island Township faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
In Grey Cloud Island Township, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 17 of 100. FEMA puts 30% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 28% to tornadoes. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 83% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Grey Cloud Island Township’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.2 jobs for each of them
For residents in Grey Cloud Island Township, the share who live below the poverty line is 5.7%. Since 2013, Grey Cloud Island Township has added 30 jobs, to 33 in 2023. The average commute for Grey Cloud Island Township comes to 31 minutes, above both Minnesota’s towns (23 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). The town’s income of the median household comes in at $126,000.
| Grey Cloud Island Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $126,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.7% | 7% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Fewer children than Minnesota overall
A bachelor’s degree or higher: a third of adults 25 and older, vs 39% across Minnesota. Children under 18 are just over one in ten residents (23% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 49% of residents (38% statewide). Grey Cloud Island Township has grown 7.1% since 2020, to 301 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. For Grey Cloud Island Township, the midpoint age is 45.2 years.
| Grey Cloud Island Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45.2 years | 39.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 33% | 33% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 39% and 68% women
The Census survey reached too few of Grey Cloud Island Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±14.4 points. Across Minnesota, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Grey Cloud Island Township | MN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.6% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 3.8% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.7% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.4% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.1% | 13.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 21% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.7% | 12.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.5% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.2% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.4% | 6.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.5% | 23.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.6% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 20.6% | 11.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.1% | 25.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.7% | 13.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 300, single groups can be off by several points
Grey Cloud Island Township: snowy winters and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 83° and January nights of 7°, with about 51 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Grey Cloud Island Township is
Among adults in Grey Cloud Island Township, 74% had a checkup this year. In Grey Cloud Island Township, 28% of adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Grey Cloud Island Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 75% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 31% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Grey Cloud Island Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.6% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Grey Cloud Island Township
Colleges nearby
11 within 15 miles of the center of Grey Cloud Island Township
About 2 of every 100 Grey Cloud Island Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
100% of working residents leave Grey Cloud Island Township for work
Where Grey Cloud Island Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Grey Cloud Island Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Grey Cloud Island Township is a township in Washington County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 283 at the 2020 census. The township formerly included all of Lower Grey Cloud Island but that area has been annexed by the neighboring city of Cottage Grove. Since then the township has been made up of Upper Grey Cloud Island, an area to the north bounded by Grey Cloud Trail and Geneva Avenue, and a small piece of Lower Grey Cloud Island.
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- Area
- 3.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 715 ft
Questions about Grey Cloud Island Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Grey Cloud Island Township, MN a good place to live?
Grey Cloud Island Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.